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Style your hair as wildly as your battles! Japanese haircare brand TANTO announces new collaboration with the Pokémon Card Game, in stores August 1st
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On July 10th, NAKANO Seiyaku, a Tokyo-based corporation specializing in beauty supplies, announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company's Pokémon Trading Card Game and their haircare brand TANTO. The collaboration, which will begin starting August 1st, features eight varied originally-designed haircare items that have taken inspiration from the eight types of Basic Energy cards present in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
The Japanese Pokémon Center Online is giving fans another chance to obtain a life-size Lucario plushie - Pre-orders open now for shipment in 2023
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For a limited time only, the Japanese Pokémon Center Online has opened orders for a new shipment of their life-sized Lucario plush toy. Fans have until Monday, July 25th to get their orders in, with fulfillment scheduled to start from late February next year.
Family Mart and Baskin Robbins stores in Japan collaborate with Pokémon for cool new icy treats this summer
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As Japan's rainy season winds down for temperatures to rise, Family Mart, a popular Japanese conbini or convenience store chain, as well as Baskin Robbins, have each partnered with The Pokémon Company for their own selections of limited-time Pokémon-themed items.
Collect, touch, and explore the outdoors with the new Pokémon Outdoors Happy Meals from McDonalds Japan
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For roughly three weeks until the middle of July, McDonalds locations across Japan will be running a "Pokémon Outdoors" promotion, selling a range of new "Pokémon Outdoors Happy Meals", with a total of eight collectable toys featuring Pikachu and other Pokémon. These Happy Meals range in price from 470~500 yen ($3.48~$3.71 USD) each.
Start a new journey in life with the new Poké Ball Diamond by U-TREASURE
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U-TREASURE, a Japanese jewelry company who produces "authentic character-based jewelry for adults," have released a new diamond cut with a Poké Ball motif. The diamond is called the "POCKET MONSTERS Monster Ball Diamond," and features 143 small facets. The diamond, which has been meticulously designed and crafted by some of Japan's best specialists in the field of diamond cutting, boasts almost 2.5 times more diamonds than a typical brilliant round cut.
Give an aura of love with the new Riolu and Lucario fork ring from Japanese jewelers U-TREASURE
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U-TREASURE, a Japanese company specializing in making elegant character-themed jewelry for adults, have added another rings featuring fan-favorite Pokémon to their U-TREASURE Pokémon ring line. The Riolu and Lucario Fork Ring features motifs of a "cooly-posing" Riolu and Lucario. The ring is made with silver plated with rose-gold, accented by a blue sapphire gemstone, and will cost 18,700 yen ($141 USD).
"Fiery Battles and Moving Memories!" - Second volume of Pokémon Journeys soundtrack to be released in Japan on June 22nd
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The second official soundtrack for the Pokémon Journeys anime (known simply as Pocket Monsters in Japan), will release in Japan on June 22nd. Pocket Monsters Original Soundtrack Vol.2 will feature more than 40 songs from the soundtrack of the 2019 anime.
U-TREASURE continues their line of Pokémon jewelry with a 'big' surprise
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The Japanese jewelers U-TREASURE, who produce "authentic character-based jewelry for adults," released new jewelry in their Pokémon line earlier this week with necklace and ring designs featuring "the adorable charm of the Sleeping Pokémon, Snorlax,", complete with a 360-degree recreation of its stomach. Every piece is made of silver, coated with a glossy black paint, and shows Snorlax in its classic and unique yawning pose.
New Pokémon Center store to open in Okinawa this August
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Late last week, The Pokémon Company announced a new Pokémon Center location on their website. This new location will be in the vibrant Japanese tropical island chain of Okinawa, on the first floor of the Aeon Mall Okinawa Rycom, a mall with four floors and varied attractions, such as "shops, restaurants, a movie theatre, and even an aquarium."
New Pokémon Journeys Key Visual released - Masters 8 revealed
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This week, the official Pokémon Anime Twitter account released a new key visual to commemorate recent developments in the Pokémon anime. The poster features the top eight trainers ranked in the Pokémon World Coronation Series, a championship to determine the world's strongest Trainer, with their Pokémon. From left to right, the trainers are: Lance with his Gyrados, Alain with his Charizard, Diantha with her Gardevoir, Ash with his Pikachu, Leon with his Charizard, Cynthia with her Garchomp, Steven with his Metagross, and Iris with her Haxorus.
New Pokémon rings from U-TREASURE bring a Mythical flair to your special moments
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The Japanese jewelry company U-TREASURE, who is known for partnering with many Japan-based and international media franchises to make character-based jewelry, will be releasing a new set of Pokémon-themed rings on May 31st. These new rings are a continuation of the U-TREASURE Pokémon ring line, which recently saw the addition of wedding and engagement rings featuring Gengar. The new rings will feature the popular Mythical Pokémon Mew, and will be available in variety of different materials.
Celebrate a Pokémon Garden Wedding with this new line of merchandise from the Pokémon Center in Japan
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The new Pokémon Garden Wedding line of merchandise from the Pokémon Center was announced earlier this week on April 28th. This new range of products features wedding-related items, perfect for any fans who want to have a fun-filled Pokémon wedding. Paired with U-TREASURE's Pokémon-themed wedding and engagement rings, a lifelong-remembered event featuring Pokémon is within reach! Pokémon Garden Wedding goods will be sold in Pokémon Center stores starting from May 14th, and offered online on the Pokémon Center website starting from May 12th.
New Pokémon clothing lines for April from Japanese clothing brands UNIQLO and graniph
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The Japan-based graniph, which describes itself as a "Japanese art apparel pioneer", and the world-known casual apparel brand UNIQLO, have each listed a range of new clothing items featuring popular Pokémon, in a continuation of each brand's popular collaborations with The Pokémon Company for licensed apparel.
JCG to run Pokémon UNITE Challenge DAY tournament events across Asia; first two tournaments to be held on April 30th and May 7th
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The eSports brand JCG, which deals with eSports tournament managment, stream studio rental, consulting, has partnered with The Pokémon Company to start a series of one-day Pokémon UNITE online tournament events, called Pokémon UNITE Challenge DAY. JCG previously hosted the Pokémon UNITE Winter tournament in December and January.
New range of dishes and tableware coming later this month to Pokémon Café locations in Tokyo and Osaka
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From April 23rd, the Pokémon Café locations in Tokyo and Osaka will be releasing a range of new original Pokémon-themed menu items and tableware. Customers looking to have the Pokémon Café feeling at home will be able to purchase this tableware from the goods center in-shop at each Pokémon Café location. The new additions to the kids' menu, which is exclusivly available to elementary-school-student ages and below, feature "tons of Pikachu". The adults' menu is also expanding with a new original sandwich that promises to be popular with parents, while a Snorlax-themed pancake set is being added to the sweets menu.
Japanese jewelers U-TREASURE release new range of wedding and engagement rings featuring Gengar
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Earlier this month, the Japanese company U-TREASURE, who specialize in character-based jewelry, released a new set of rings in their Pokémon accessory line. The new rings feature a cute designs that showcase Gengar in mischievous poses. Both wedding and engagement rings are available.
Maybelline announces Japan-only limited release of Pikachu-inspired makeup line
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The Japanese branch of world-renowned cosmetics company Maybelline New York has announced a special limited release of cosmetic products with a Pikachu motif. The products being offered in this range include mascara, brow pencils, eyeliner, lip shades, and eyeshadow. At this time, the collection has only been announced for sale within Japan. The official release of the items will be on Saturday, April 9th, however presales will be available from select Japanese stores from March 25th.
1-hour special broadcast announced for the 25th anniversary of the Pokémon anime on April 1st
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The Pokémon anime will celebrate its 25th anniversary on April 1st. To commemorate this occasion, a one-hour anime special, featuring two Pokémon Journeys: The Series episodes, has been announced. VS shitennou 1jikan batoru supesharu (VS四天王1時間バトルスペシャル - VS The Elite Four 1 Hour Battle Special) will feature both new and returning characters, including the first Pokémon Journeys appearances of Clemont and Bonnie, who traveled with Ash in the Kalos region in Pokémon the Series: XY. The specials will air on TV Tokyo on April 1st, from 6.55 P.M. JST to 7.55 P.M. JST. The first episode of the Pokémon anime aired in Japan on April 1st, 1997.
New ARTFX J Lucas and Chimchar figure set releasing this July in Japan, limited pre-orders now available
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KOTOBUKIYA has opened preorders for the latest figures in their Pokémon Series ARTFX J collection, set to be released in Japan in July. Lucas, the well-loved male protagonist of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games, is featured in this figure standing with his partner Pokémon Chimchar. Lucas is wearing his Pokétch and signature red scarf, while Chimchar is sitting on a rock. The Poké Ball on the figure's base is coloured blue, in a match the colouring used for Pokémon Diamond.
New range of Pokémon branded tech accessories announced by CASETiFY, to be released worldwide on March 22nd
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The global lifestyle brand CASETiFY has announced a new wave of items in their popular "Pokémon and CASETiFY" collaboration project, which will be releasing worldwide on March 22nd at 1am (PST). CASETiFY Club members will receive priority access to the new range with an early launch on March 21st at 9pm (PST).
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